The Italians and the Mahdists The occupation of Kassala by the Italians The camp of Asubri and news of Hamid Ali and Amad Fudayl The state of Sudan thereafter The people reading from wooden tablets The rest of the news of Sultan Pasha and his decision The news of Ahmad al-Fahl and those who helped him to escape Sultan Pasha The imprisonment of Ibrahim Mazah and a group of notables from Berber The imprisonment and its regulations, and the naming of the "Sayer" in every prison The author's imprisonment The first night in prison and news of those claiming prophethood The author's warning of execution The killing of Qadi Ahmad bin Ali The appointment of Sheikh al-Hussein al-Zahra' as judge and his execution by martyrdom The prison guards The first days in prison Charles Neufeld and the author reading in confinement The prison chief in his house and his women The prayer of the prisoners, beaten daily on the head The Abbasid rarity in prison The heroes of the prophecy The circumcision of Christians and their forced polygamy The imprisonment of Ibn Ammat al-Ta'adashi before the battle of Dongola The Mahdist spies The battle of Dongola before its siege The battle of the Mahdists with the Christians